Np. Reddy et al., REACTIVITY OF THE SI-C BOND OF [1]SILAFERROCENOPHANE - PALLADIUM-CATALYZED DIMERIZATION AND OXIDATIVE ADDITION TO A PT(0) COMPLEX, Chemistry Letters, (8), 1996, pp. 649-650
[1]Silaferrocenophanes (1) underwent dimerization reaction in the pres
ence of palladium-trialkylphosphine complexes. A mechanistically-relat
ed [2]platinasilaferrocenophane complex was formed when 1 was treated
with Pt(PEt(3))(3).